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To error is human right? I must have pushed the envelope a little too far this time. Last night I offered my 450g Bredli a 57g small rat. He had been eating 35-45g rat weaners prior to that. The rat didn't really look too big compared to the girth of the snake but I guess it must have been too much for him to handle because he got it 3/4 of the way down before spitting it back out. My question is should I treat this as a regurge and not feed him for 2-3 weeks or should I consider it a one off and resume his normal feeding schedule in 7-10 days? I'll definitely be feeding him a smaller meal. Lesson learned.

To error is human right? I must have pushed the envelope a little too far this time. Last night I offered my 450g Bredli a 57g small rat. He had been eating 35-45g rat weaners prior to that. The rat didn't really look too big compared to the girth of the snake but I guess it must have been too much for him to handle because he got it 3/4 of the way down before spitting it back out. My question is should I treat this as a regurge and not feed him for 2-3 weeks or should I consider it a one off and resume his normal feeding schedule in 7-10 days? I'll definitely be feeding him a smaller meal. Lesson learned.

It's a one-off don't worry about it. The snake figured it was too big of a meal and spit it back out. You could feed the snake within a day or two.

EL, both vomiting and regurgitation occur after the prey has been already consumed. If he "spit it out" prior to completely devouring it then that is what it is. Spit out. Vomiting usually occurs shortly ( minutes to hours) after consuming something. Regurgitation, by definition, is the expelling of something eaten days later that is partially digested.

@ Danny- My jungles and coastal will eat larger prey items with no issues. My Bredli seems to be growing at a slower clip than the other carpets and apparently prefers smaller meals for now. I'm inclined to agree with Aaron that it's just this specific critter. I did shine a light on him when I went to check and see if he had finished his meal but it looked like he was still working on it. When I came back a few minutes later he had spit it out. Maybe I did spook him a little.